Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) is a Packaged Foods company in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently trading at $20.76. It has a SharesGrow Score of 58/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of HRL = $52.79 (+154.3% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is HRL = $27 (+31% upside).
Valuation: HRL trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 23.5 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 3.23.
Financials: revenue is $12.1B, +-0%/yr average growth. Net income is $478M, growing at -13.1%/yr. Net profit margin is 4% (thin). Gross margin is 15.6% (-0.9 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $2.9B against $7.9B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.36, conservative). Current ratio is 2.47 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 21.3%. Total assets: $13.4B.
Analyst outlook: 6 / 29 analysts rate HRL as buy (21%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 43/100 (Partial), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 52/100 (Partial), Future 52/100 (Partial), Income 30/100 (Fail).
